BREAKING--Romney to Close Amphibious Cavalry Gap

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Thursday October 25, 2012 · 8:11 AM PDT

2012/10/25 · 08:11

Announced this morning on Fox News and Friends: MItt Romney is proposing an audacious plan to counter the Obama Administration's refusal to address the critical shortage of mounted infantry in the nation's current defense profile. Romney spox Eric Ferngully described Romney's plan to eliminate all shortfalls of ships, horses, and bayonets (compared to 1916 numbers). The Romney Administration, on day one, will commission 15 of a new class of warships: the Littoral Dressage Ship, or "LDS", each of which will carry a division of US Army amphibious dragoons, or "AmDrags", mounted infantry specially trained to conduct landings in the Persian Gulf region, and equipped with the powerful 30-.06 1903 Springfield Rifle with bayonet to give "cold steel" to centrifuge-spinning mullahs. The elite first regiment of the AmDrags will be the "Queen Ann's Own Lippizan Raiders," trained to perfom the "airs above the ground" upon landing to shock and awe local defense forces.

According to Ferngully, the first of the LDS class will be the USS Rafalca. Existing Marine units will be assigned to the LDS class to provide muck out and horse-holding during amphibious operations by AmDrag formations.

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 8:48 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 20:48

Kudos to John McCain for a high class concession speech. It is clear that he is a better man than he showed in the campaign. I am glad he showed the better angels of his nature tonight. I hope his partisans are willing to follow his lead towards a better America for us all.

McCain's Contempt for Obama

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Saturday September 27, 2008 · 9:03 AM PDT

2008/09/27 · 09:03

The October 2008 issue of The Atlantic features a thought provoking article by Jeffrey Goldberg on John McCain's obsession with "winning" in Iraq: The Wars of John McCain. Coincidentally, given the disdain shown by McCain towards Obama in last night's debate, this piece offers independent confirmation that McCain despises Obama:

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Sunday September 24, 2006 · 8:08 AM PDT

2006/09/24 · 08:08

From today's WaPo Anger at U.S. Policies More Strident at U.N.: Speeches Show Resentment of Idea of Forced Democracy

Because the current administration is perceived as being close to Israel, anger at Israeli policies was attributed to the United States in some of the speeches. In his [UN] speech, Chavez sarcastically referred to Bush's rhetorical device of speaking directly to people in some countries, such as Lebanon.
"He spoke to the people of Lebanon. Many of you, he said, have seen how your homes and communities were caught in the crossfire," Chavez said. "How cynical can you get? What a capacity to lie shamefacedly! The bombs in Beirut with millimetric precision? This is crossfire? He's thinking of a western, when people would shoot from the hip and somebody would be caught in the crossfire. This is imperialist, fascist, assassin, genocidal -- the empire and Israel firing on the people of Palestine and Lebanon. That is what happened."

Did Hizbullah Spoil Karl's October Surprise?

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Saturday August 26, 2006 · 10:11 AM PDT

2006/08/26 · 10:11

The money graf from today's Reuters piece on Hizbullah's reaction to the unexpectedly savage Israeli bombing campaign that followed its kidnap raid:

Two days after the war began, Hizbollah learned that Israel and the United States had been planning an attack in September or October. U.S. media have also said the United States was enthusiastic about Israeli plans to strike at Hizbollah.

So was Karl's October Surprise Plan to wipe the Beq'aa Valley clean of Hizbullah, intimidate Syria and Iran, and get Bush a smashing "GWOT victory" in time for the 2006 elections? Did Hizbullah's raid cause overeager neocons to experience a premature cluster bomb ejaculation? I guess sometimes you have to go to war with the pretext you have rather than the one you want. More below the fold. Read More

A Flawed Policy Wrapped in Illusion

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Thursday November 17, 2005 · 3:33 PM PST

2005/11/17 · 15:33

Rep. John Murtha, Fighting Irish Democrat from PA., lifelong Marine, today called The Mesopotamian Madness of BushCabal by its rightful name: "a flawed policy wrapped in illusion." He suggests the only rational exit strategy: U.S. forces out of Iraq in six months, consistent with the safety of our troops. Incentivize the Iraqis to take over their own destiny by letting them know that we are leaving.

Murtha, generally seen as a Congressional voice for the uniformed services, explained the present crisis as well as anyone could : "Our military is suffering, the future of our country is at risk. We cannot continue on the present course. It is evident that continued military action in Iraq is not in the best interests of the United States of America, the Iraqi people or the Persian Gulf region."

No more blood for illusion.

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